Macedon
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- proper noun
- /ˈmæsɪˌdɒn/
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Macedonia
- PHOTO (COLOR): Viktor Lilcic visits the ancient settlement of Marvinici, one of hundreds of sites he studies in an effort to define the borders of the ancient kingdom of Macedon.
Zeno, the founder of the school, was courted by the king of Macedon, who wanted him to be sort of a court philosopher.
- Zeno, the founder of the school, was courted by the king of Macedon, who wanted him to be sort of a court philosopher.
- For Greece, it's more or less going to be Macedon ruling what's what's you know, in South of it in Greece.
- Ever since claiming Macedon's throne centuries earlier, the Argiad dynasty was riven by internal descent and civil wars.
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The favourable climate and terrain of Macedon produced horses of hearty stock with thick bones, strong muscles and fine heads.
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Zeno, the founder of the school, was courted by the king of Macedon, who wanted him to be sort of a court philosopher.
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ALEXANDER: Men of Macedon... ...we're going home.
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- What benefit to Macedon?
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The rocks all around Mount Macedon itself must be all of 350 million years old.
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The first battle of Kairania between the forces of Philip of Macedon and the Greek Alliance was won this way.
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Before Philip's reign, Macedon did not have reliable infantry.
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While the capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon was Pella, now in northern Greece, the territory actually encompassed land in both modern countries.
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He conquers the regions of Thrace and Macedon on the North Shore of the Aegean Sea.
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On October 2, he was officially recognized as Alexander III, King of Macedon.
Synonyms
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An ancient kingdom in the southeast of the Balkans ruled by Alexander the Great
An ancient kingdom in southeast Europe ruled by Philip II and Alexander the Great
Surface Forms
Etymology
Macedon comes from the old Greek name Makedon, from the root maked- meaning 'tall' or 'high'. So think of it as the land of 'high' or 'tall' people in the hills, which explains why the name called both a people and the kingdom in that part of the Balkans.